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SOLVED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Explained or answered

Example:

mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved

Synonyms:

resolved; solved

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

unsolved (not solved)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb solve

Credits

 Context examples: 

A 60-year-old mystery about the source of energetic, potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts has been solved using data from a shoebox-sized satellite built and operated by students.

(Six-decade-old space mystery solved with shoebox-sized satellite called a CubeSat, National Science Foundation)

Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved.

(Difficulty, NCI Thesaurus)

The long-standing mystery of why Saturn seethes with enormous storms every 30 years may have been solved by scientists.

(Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums, NASA)

In this study, the researchers purified and solved the structure of a thiopeptide antibiotic (lactocillin) produced by Lactobacillus bacteria that make up part of the vaginal microbial community.

(Human Body Microbes Make Antibiotics, Study Finds, NCCAM)

Using new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn.

(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)

There was a look of grim satisfaction in his face, as of one who has had a doubt solved.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Gentlemen, you may congratulate me and we may congratulate each other. The problem is solved.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Bridewell!" exclaimed Colonel Dent, and the charade was solved.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The researchers solved this puzzle by measuring carbon 14 levels from a nearby lake sediment core and matching it to the marine core layers.

(A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts., University of Cambridge)

Once that problem was solved, the team found that the VS2-TiS2 electrodes could operate at a high specific capacity, or store a lot of charge per unit mass.

(Creating Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Made Possible with New Discovery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)